It is day 11 of the COVID-19-coronavirus pandemic lockdown in Denmark. I can feel my head spacing out. My palms are sweaty, and my breath is quickening. I close my…

My mother’s selfless love and resilience helped me navigate through insurmountable obstacles. She was, and still, my greatest cheerleader. My mum’s greatest fear was that I would end up getting trapped in the hamster wheel of poverty and violence. She wanted me to break the cycle.

Of Kenyan chai and togetherness (recipe included) Recently, a friend asked me to accompany her for an impromptu visit to a mutual friend, and without thinking twice, I said yes!…

Githeri in Peanut Curry Githeri is a plant-based meal of corn and beans (often kidney beans) boiled together. A staple food in Kenya, this meal has fed millions of Kenyans…

Shea butter is becoming synonymous with creating childhood memories, the same way vaseline was for me as a child when my mum would slather me with petroleum jelly. The effects…